Word: o
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...others say that the charges may reflect minority distrust of Boston city politics, whether or not they accurately portray the circumstances of the plan's development. School Committee President Tom O'Reilley says, "There were probably some legitimate concerns under the rhetoric... Blacks were protected under the courtordered plan. For some, there's a sense of insecurity and risk...
...example, John O'Bryant, a long-time Black School Committee member, says that lack of minority involvement "was never a serious issue." And Hattie McKinnis, president of the Citywide Parents Council which joined Black School Committee members in making the charges, asserts that at least on some issues, minority voices are now "being heard...
Writing for the Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor questioned the constitutionality of setting aside 30 percent of a city's contracts for minority contractors and decided that minority contractors must prove specific instances of past discrimination before they can constitutionally qualify for affirmative action...
...O'Toole likes to say his life has been "either a wedding or a wake." The decades since Lawrence have given him opportunities for both: some scintillating screen achievements (Lord Jim, The Ruling Class, My Favorite Year) and the squiffy, self-parodying grandeur of so many talk-show turns and his West End Macbeth...
...David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia won seven Oscars and the hearts of a movie generation. Now the film that made Peter O'Toole a star is back, stronger and handsomer than ever...